May 10th, 1995 and May 10, 2006 were special days... in fact Mama had twins,
just 11 years apart!=)=)
Evan and Justice play big parts in the family... Evan runs a business with Daddy {the best "boss" ever!} takes the family canoeing and hiking, plays mandolin, and lives a life of fixing problems.{There is MUCH more that I could add to that!}
Justice is a big help in the garden, loves to bake, cheerfully does his school, adores Anna-Frances, and is definitely the cutest lil' eight-year-old in the world!
The day before the boys birthday, everyone but Daddy and Anna-Frances went canoeing down the last third of the Waccasassa River! {the same river that Evan raced on...} We had a great time, and it is overall voted to do it for every birthday in the summer...=)
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| Loading up |
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| I sat right behind Anna-Frances, who was being WAY too adorable to leave the camera idle...=) |
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| Brooker bridge was the starting point for the last third of the river... |
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| Deciding on a plan |
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| Lil' Missy won't stay still long enough to get the lighting right=) |
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| I thought this photo was funny=) |
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| William {my photographer in training=)} took these pictures for me! |
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| Alayna and "Francie" |
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| That wonderful bridge... I dream of taking a full photo shoot there! |
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| Launching the boats! |
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| At first we weren't planning on taking Emaline and Russell, so we gave them a ride at the bridge. But we ended up taking them. |
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| The water is not as blue as the photo portrays... |
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| I didn't want to risk getting my camera damaged, so of course I didn't get pictures along the way... Sorry! |
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| Everyone was hungry and tired, but happy, when we finished our little excursion. |
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| Anna- Frances loves to wave |
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| And thus ended the first celebration day. The next day, they opened their gifts and we ate the cake. |
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| The beautiful and tasty cake that Farrah made. |
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| Mama always makes the signs... she is so creative! |
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| Justice opening his piggy bank |
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| and hammock! {What more could a little guy want?=)} |
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| Emaline wrapped up her few coins, and a monopoly paper dollar, and gave them to her big brother... She always finds something to give! |
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| Mama and Daddy gave Evan a red-checkered western shirt! |
But let ALL those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Psalm 5:11
